Reconstructions of the skeletons of Tanystropheus hydroides (large species, newly named) and Tanystropheus longobardicus (small species). The outline of a 170 cm tall diver serves as the scale.

The victim, a giant marine reptile called Tanystropheus hydroides with a neck three times as long as its torso, had its head torn off in one clean bite by an even deadlier creature that likely ...

With its long neck, Dinocephalosaurus orientalis draws a comparison to another strange marine reptile called Tanystropheus hydroides, scientists said. This prehistoric beast lived at the same time ...

One example is Tanystropheus, which had an extraordinary neck that was twice as long as its body. Another is Coelophysis, a predator that looked a bit like a miniature T-rex. When these animals ...

Everyone sat down at the same time. - The animal with the longest neck for its torso is the tanystropheus. This was a reptile from the Triassic period, dating back 242 million years ago. When the ...